
gsCurrentURL = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Vangsness";
gsCurrentName = "Kirsten Vangsness";
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gsCurrentBasicIntroduction = "Kirsten Simone Vangsness (born 7 July 1972) is an American actress. She is a supporting actress on the CBS drama series Criminal Minds as FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia. She also portrayed the same character on the spin-off, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior."
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"Kirsten was born July 7, 1972 in Pasadena, California to Errol Leroy Vangsness (born 1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and his wife Barbara Mary, née Marconi (born 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). All of her paternal great grandparents were Norwegians, with ancestry from Gol, Bergen and Oslo. She was raised in Porterville, California and moved to Cerritos, California. She graduated from Cerritos High School in June 1990, and later attended Cypress College  and graduated from California State University Fullerton.", 
"She got her first big break in the theater where she won several awards, including the 15 Minutes of Female Best Actress Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Emerging Comic Actress and the Golden Betty Award. She is also a writer, and her work has been published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine.", 
"Vangsness describes herself as 'queer as a purple unicorn singing Madonna'. Her fiancée is film editor Melanie Goldstein, whom she began dating in 2006. Goldstein's credits include the television series 24. They intended to marry in 2013 'regardless whether it's legal or not by then'.", 
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"<br><br>YearTitleRoleNotes<br><br>1998Sometimes Santa's Gotta Get WhackedTooth FairyShort film<br><br>2006A-ListBlue<br><br>2008Tranny McGuyverTV News ReporterShort film<br><br>2009Scream of the BikiniInterior Decorator<br><br>2010In My SleepMadge<br><br>2011Sarina's SongParty GuestShort film<br><br>2011Chicago 8, TheThe Chicago 8Sketch Artist<br><br>2012Remember to BreatheVocals for Young AliceShort film<br><br>2013Kill Me, DeadlyMona LivingstonMain Role", 
"<br><br>YearTitleRoleNotes<br><br>2004Phil of the FutureVeronicaSeason 1 Episode 16 (Age Before Beauty)<br><br>2004LAXTicket Agent / StephanieSeason 1 Episode 1,8+10<br><br>2005–presentCriminal MindsPenelope GarciaMain Cast (Season 2–present) Recurring Cast (Season 1)<br><br>2010Vampire MobLaura AndersonTV series<br><br>2010–2012Pretty the SeriesMeredith ChampagneRecurring role (14 episodes)<br><br>2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorPenelope GarciaMain role (Season 1)<br><br>2011Second City This WeekCelebrity GuestSeason 1 Episode 32<br><br>2011–2013Good Job, Thanks!TherapistSeason 1 Episode 6 + Season 2 Episode 2"
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